A civil authority has issued A LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY for the following counties/areas: Orange, VA; at 8:27 PM on AUG 22, 2025 Effective until 10:27 PM. Message from IPAWSWEA.

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Orange County declared a local state of emergency to address a water contamination issue in the Rapidan Service Authority's (RSA) Wilderness service area. RSA customers in the WTP water system were issued a "Do Not Use" order for tap water. Additional water supplies have been ordered for delivery on Thursday, August 22nd. Distribution info to be released.

Orange County Local State of Emergency